2019 Women's Lacrosse Roster
Gianna Bowe
- Position:
- Midfielder
- Height:
- 5-0
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Mullica Hill, N.J.
- High School:
- Clearview Regional
Senior (2019) – Named honorable mention All-America by ILWomen ... Second-team All-ACC pick ... Second-team All-South (IWLCA) ... Named to the All-ACC Tournament Team after tallying seven goals, two assists, six ground balls and seven draw controls in three wins ... UNC team co-captain in 2019 ... Started all 21 games as a senior leader in the UNC midfield ... The 2019 winner of the Kellie Thompson Shiley Award, given to the UNC player who excels in the classroom and on the field, displays outstanding leadership at all times, sets a positive example for younger players and has a true passion for the game of lacrosse, all of which were traits Kellie displayed ... Had two goals and two draw controls in the win over No. 3 Syracuse ... Scored a season-high three goals with three draw controls in the overtime loss at Maryland ... Also had three goals in the ACC Tournament win over Duke and three goals and an assist in the ACC title game win over Boston College ... Had three goals and five draw controls in the NCAA quarterfinal win over Virginia ... Named to the All-ACC Academic Team.
Junior (2018) – Played in all 21 games, starting the first three games and the last 12 ... Totaled 12 goals and two assists on the year ... Second on the team with 44 draw controls ... Had her best game against Canisius, posting career highs with three goals, two assists and five points ... Scored twice against both High Point and Liberty ... Had four ground balls against Maryland and Louisville and four draw controls versus Liberty and Notre Dame.
Sophomore (2017) – Saw action in all 20 games, starting the first four of the season ... Scored five goals, including one apiece in four consecutive games late in the season (at Duke and vs. Duke, Boston College and Syracuse in the ACC Tournament championship run ... Gathered a season-high three ground balls versus James Madison in the season opener ... Also had two (along with two caused turnovers) vs. Florida and vs. Virginia in the NCAA Tournament.
Freshman (2016) – Voted UNC’s 2016 Newcomer of the Year by her teammates and coaches ... Freshman on the offensive unit who started six regular season games ... Appeared in every game in 2016, tallying nine goals and two assists with 18 ground balls and 24 draw controls ... Scored a season-high two goals three times (vs. High Point, San Diego State and Elon) ... Had five draw controls against San Diego State and Elon and four vs. Albany ... Named to the ACC Academic Honor Roll.
Personal – Is the daughter of Francine and Roger Bowe ... Born in Philadelphia ... Birthday is January 9 ... Plays the saxophone ... Majoring in exercise and sport science.
